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Title IX timeline June 23, 1972: Title IX of the Education Amendments Act enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Richard Nixon. It prohibits sex discrimination in any educational program or institution receiving federal aid. Sept. 1973: Three years after permitting women, the University of Virginia fields women's basketball, tennis and field hockey teams. May 20, 1974: Sen. John Tower of Texas proposes the Tower Amendment, which would exempt revenue-producing from determinations of Title IX compliance. The amendment is rejected. Sept. 1974: Old Dominion becomes first college in Virginia to offer athletic scholarships for women. May 27, 1975: President Gerald Ford...

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Title IX timelineJune 23, 1972: Title IX of the Education Amendments Act enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Richard Nixon. It prohibits sex discrimination in any educational program or institution receiving federal aid.Sept. 1973:...